Greg Strange - the man behind iRally
To some, you might not know the name but you would know the source of rallying news.
iRally
The app, the website, the Twitter feed.
Greg Strange the man behind the app, a passionate man who for hours on end would deliver news, updates and interviews with drivers and teams throughout the years to rally fans, followers and avid lovers of the sport.
But not only that, Greg was the man who brought to fruition World Rally Radio. From the early beginnings of Internet radio for the WRC on Dial-Up to what it has become today, covering every round through mud, gravel and snow!
He passed away yesterday from a short illness and as much as the community in the WRC and rallying around the world now know - I thought to let you all know on the forums and around the Internet to who this man was and how he showed the world of rallying.
A great article written here by a friend and his daughter.
http://irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00007486&10
If you have a moment to spare to think about how we are as a community, put aside the differences between us all and know how we truly have a fantastic sport to enjoy, even through the crazy proposals and changes to come, there are people like Greg in our world who believe in the sport, who work hard behind the scenes to show us what the sport has installed. Photographing, reporting, processing information. Greg was a man who shared the sport with all, his vision and idea behind iRally was a success, and one supported by many others.
Rest in Peace Greg,
You will be missed dearly by myself, your family and many others who knew you and worked with you.
Matt.
Martin Holmes reflects on Greg Strange's contribution to rally
Pages 68 and 69 of the latest Motorsport Monday contains Martin Holmes tribute to Greg. http://digital.motorsportmonday.com/...c-21e38ae67cb6
Xav McCartan shares thoughts of working with Greg
from Rally Mexico's Facebook page
It is with great sadness that we learned of Greg Strange's passing last week. Greg was foremost a great journalist dedicating most of his life to the betterment of rallying. He was a good friend to Rally Mexico. Always trying to find out the details of the upcoming event, while discussing the state of the trade off the record. He always tried to incorporate new technologies to radio broadcasting where conventional ones were useless in the middle of the dusty Mexican stages; more often than not, succeeding in unexpected ways. Rally Mexico will miss Greg. The only person who would rant for 45 minutes at 3 in the morning about the new rule that was about to kill rallying; Or the one that was about to save it. We learned a lot from him and we'd like to believe he learned from us all.
Godspeed, Greg.
Thanks for giving us the time to talk to you.